Thousands of flights cancelled, delayed over US storm Posted on 11/01/2025 A Delta plane had to abort take-off on Jan 10 from Atlanta because of an engine problem. (AP pic) SAN FRANCISCO: More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Friday and thousands more hit by delays due to a storm in the southern US, airlines and tracking website FlightAware reported. Delta Airlines said a “worse-than-expected mix of winter weather” prompted the shutdown of all five runways at Atlanta International Airport for more than two hours. “Delta cancelled approximately 1,100 flights across our network” Friday, the carrier said as it was “working to recover the airline heading into Saturday”. A Delta plane also had to abort take-off at Atlanta because of an engine problem. More than 200 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 757-300 had to exit via emergency slides, US media reported – citing a company statement. Dallas Fort Worth (Texas) and Charlotte Douglas (North Carolina) were also affected by the bad weather, with more than 1,200 flights cancelled across the two airports, according to FlightAware. The tracking website recorded more than 3,000 cancellations in total across multiple airports on Friday. The US was already hit by a winter storm at the start of the week, leaving at least five people dead and prompting hundreds of flights to be scrapped as it swept across the centre and east of the country. Temperatures plummeted below zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) in some places and tens of thousands of people were left without electricity. News
Another cat killed by stray dogs in UM Posted on 05/01/2025 A video circulating on TikTok showed a pack of dogs attacking a cat at the UM car park. PETALING JAYA: A cat was killed by a pack of stray dogs at a Universiti Malaya car park last night in the latest in the series of cat-related deaths on campus. Brickfields… Read More
Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers on Jan 13 Posted on 02/01/2025 Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said his country was “ready for fair and honourable negotiations” with the West. (EPA Images pic) TEHRAN: Iran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on Jan 13 in Switzerland, local media reported on Wednesday, quoting a foreign ministry official. “The new round… Read More
Lucky escape as senior citizen unhurt from pickup truck blaze on Pan Borneo Highway near Bintulu Posted on 22/11/2024 SIBU, Nov 22 — A 66-year-old man was lucky to escape after the pickup truck he was driving caught fire at Mile 28 of the Bintulu-Miri Pan Borneo Highway stretch today. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said a team from the Bintulu fire station was assigned to the… Read More